I'm supposed to be above the flood zone... obviously the water isn't listening. There is an ice jam upstream of my house. It seems the water is backed up badly enough that the water going around the jam is causing this. I'm somewhat concerned about what route the water will take when the jam finally breaks.
I'm heading home tomorrow, I'm in the southeastern US now and the comment of "I can see the water rising" that I got as my friend was standing in my yard didn't really help...
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: Stef on April 26, 2012, 11:23:09 AM
Whoa! At first glance I thought "How nice! A house right at the lake!"
But I guess it's not as nice if the water is not intended to be there. You're lucky it's not a couple of feet higher though, it seems! Hope it'll work out without any furhter water level rise! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you!!
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Post by: happylanding on April 26, 2012, 08:00:14 PM
Gosh Baradium! How is the situation now? Is it under control I hope? or is the water still rising? ::unbelieveable::
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: Baradium on April 26, 2012, 08:14:56 PM
Whoa! At first glance I thought "How nice! A house right at the lake!"
But I guess it's not as nice if the water is not intended to be there. You're lucky it's not a couple of feet higher though, it seems! Hope it'll work out without any furhter water level rise! We'll keep our fingers crossed for you!!
Thanks Stef,
Yeah, where the water is would normally be my driveway.
Fortunately, the ice jam broke yesterday and the water level went down rapidly. I think all my neighbors got at least some damage, but I might have made it out without much more than maybe some problems with my septic and a shed that could have some items inside it that got a tad damp. That house has never flooded, but that was a record flood so it was hard to know how high it was going to go. They are doing some work on a rail bridge upstream that should prevent this from ever happening again (it'll force it to be well upstream of me in the future).
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: Stef on April 28, 2012, 12:00:11 PM
Good to hear! ::cowboy::
Man, you wouldn't even have been able to carry all your stuff into the upper floor! Let's hope the record won't be broken for a while!
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: G-man on April 28, 2012, 05:06:21 PM
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Fortunately, the ice jam broke yesterday and the water level went down rapidly. I think all my neighbors got at least some damage, but I might have made it out without much more than maybe some problems with my septic and a shed that could have some items inside it that got a tad damp
Cool beans---I have a house in "hurricane" land and it sucks every year watching the weather.....
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: Rooster Cruiser on April 29, 2012, 06:46:19 AM
I prefer my spelling: 'Kewlbeans'
Yeah, its a bit dorky, but I like it! Reminds me of my friend who taught it to me years ago that just flew west. |:)\
RC
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: happylanding on April 29, 2012, 08:33:52 AM
Cool beans a.k.a. Kewlbeans: what does it mean?!? ::thinking:: ::thinking::
Baradium, glad to read that the property will not have a improvised waterfront!!
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: G-man on April 29, 2012, 04:28:08 PM
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Cool beans a.k.a. Kewlbeans: what does it mean?!?
It just means "good" or "happy for you"
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: Baradium on April 30, 2012, 11:36:04 PM
The only downside is I didn't even get to see it in person. It was like the moment I landed it gave up... was just there to stress me out!
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: Oddball on May 04, 2012, 12:01:44 PM
I could hear a old Johnny Cash song there...........five feet and rising.
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: Baradium on May 10, 2012, 03:57:24 PM
I could hear a old Johnny Cash song there...........five feet and rising.
I need to get a DUKW
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: Oddball on May 10, 2012, 04:16:07 PM
Oh no no no no no no get a Stalwart! ex British army ammunition carrier, fully amphibious with a draw back....................the exhaust stacks where so close to the load bay that the heat from them used to "cook off" the ammunition it carried.
Title: Re: Anyone want some waterfront property?
Post by: tundra_flier on July 13, 2012, 04:07:32 AM
One of the old timers that used to run the aircraft museum here told me that shortly after WWII they had so many surplus bombs, that when an ice dam threatened to flood a village they'd send a B-24 crew out for some live munitions practice. ::rambo:: Too bad they can't do that anymore. It'd save a lot of property damage and do wonders for Airforce PR.
